Malick Sidibé (1935 – 14 April 2016) was a

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an photographer noted for his

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in the 1960s in

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. Sidibé had a long and fruitful career as a photographer in Bamako, Mali, and was a well-known figure in his community. In 1994 he had his first exhibition outside of Mali and received much critical praise for his carefully composed portraits. Sidibé's work has since become well known and renowned on a global scale.Touré, A. Chab
"Midnight in Bamako: In search of the late Malick Sidibé and the rhythmic roots of his legendary photographs"
''Aperture'', Issue 224. His work was the subject of a number of publications and exhibited throughout Europe and the United States. In 2007, he received a Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement at the

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,Van Gelder, Lawrence (11 June 2007)
"Malian Photographer Honored at Biennale"
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''. becoming both the first photographer and the first African so recognized.BBC Staff (15 April 2016). Other awards he has received include a

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for photography, an

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Infinity Award for Lifetime Achievement, and a

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award. Sidibé's work is held in the collections of The Contemporary African Art Collection (CAAC), the

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in Los Angeles, and the

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in New York.

Life and work

Sidibé was born in the village of

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, 300 km from

, in Mali. His father, a stock breeder, farmer, and skilled hunter named Kolo Barry Sidibé. Malick's father had wanted him to attend school, but passed before he was able to attend at the age of 16. In 1955 photographer Gérard Guillat came to the school looking for a student to decorate his studio, eventually hiring Sidibé. Guillat was impressed with his work and took him on as an apprentice. Sidibé's first tasks included calibrating equipment, and delivering prints. He soon learned more about photography as he assisted Guillat, and eventually took on his own clients. In 1957 Guillat closed his studio, and Sidibé began taking photographs of Bamako nightlife.Lamuniere, Michelle, Malick Sidibe, and Lia Brozga
"Ready to Wear: A conversation with Malick Sidibe"
''Transition'' 10, no. 4 (2001): 132–159. He specialized in documentary photography, focusing particularly on the youth culture of the Malian capital.Schwendener, Martha (27 February 2014)

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''. Sidibé took photographs at sport events, the beach, nightclubs, concerts, and even tagged along while the young men seduced girls. He increasingly became noted for his black-and-white studies of popular culture in the 1960s in Bamako. In the 1970s, Sidibé turned towards the making of studio portraits. His background in drawing became useful:

As a rule, when I was working in the studio, I did a lot of the positioning. As I have a background in drawing, I was able to set up certain positions in my portraits. I didn't want my subjects to look like mummies. I would give them positions that brought something alive in them.

In 1962 Sidibé opened his own studio in the Bagadadji neighborhood or Bamako. Sidibé continued to take photos of the surprise parties and club gatherings of the city until 1976. He attributed ending his career in reportagé to fewer club parties, rise in availability of affordable cameras, and the growth of the auto-lab film development industry. Sidibé continued to shoot black and white studio portraits, ID photos, and fix broken cameras at his Bamako studio. While Sidibé was locally famous for decades, he was not introduced into the Western fine art world until 1994 when he had a chance encounter with French curator André Magnin. One of the best known of Sidibé's works from that time is ''Nuit de Noel, Happy Club (Christmas Eve, Happy Club)'' (1963), depicting a smiling couple — the man in a suit, the woman in a Western party dress (but barefoot) and both dancing, presumably, to music. And it was images like these that revealed how Sidibé's photographic style was inextricably linked to music. This connection is something that Sidibé had spoken about during interviews, over the years. It is perhaps no surprise that other Malian artists, such as the musicians

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and

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, also came to international attention in the 1990s at almost the same moment as Malian photography was being recognized. Sidibé used flash when out in the field, but only tungsten lighting in the studio. He used an Agfa 6 x 6 camera with bellows to shoot weddings and more formal events, and a Foca Sport 24 x 36 for his more candid work. He was known as a very charming person and would tell his clients jokes to put them at ease while shooting portraits. The

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award-winning video of

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's 1997 song " Got 'til It's Gone" is strongly indebted to the photographic style of Sidibé, and the video pays tribute to a particular time (during the 1960s and '70s) that Sidibé's pictures had helped to document. This was the time period just after the

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(and then the

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) awakening of consciousness. Many of those who admire Sidibé's work believe that he somehow captured the joy and wonder of this awakening, and that it is seen in the faces, scenes, and images that he helped to illuminate. More recently, Sidibé's influence can be seen directly through

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’s 2015 video for her song "Tombouctou," as it was filmed in Sidibé's photography studio. In 2006,

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made a documentary entitled ''

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'' about Sidibé, filming him at work in his studio in Bamako, having a reunion with many of his friends (and former photographic subjects) from his younger days, and speaking to him about his work. Sidibé became the first African and the first photographer to be awarded the Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement at the

in 2007. Robert Storr, the show's artistic director, said: Sidibé died of complications from diabetes in Bamako. He was survived by 17 children and three wives.

Publications

Publications by Sidibé

*''Malick Sidibé.'' Zurich; New York: Scalo, 1998. . Edited by André Magnin. With an introduction by Magnin, and essays by Sibidé ("Studio Malick"), Youssouf Doumbia, ("Ambiance totale avec Garrincha!"), Panka Dembelé ("Twist again!"), and Boubacar 'Kar Kar' Traoré ("Elvis est vivant!"). Included a four-song music CD by Kar Kar. *''Malick Sidibé, Photographe: "vues de dos" photographies.'' Carnets de la création, Mali. Montreal: Editions de l'oeil, 2001. . With a text by Amadou Chab Touré. 24 pages. *''Malick Sidibe: Photographs: the Hasselblad Award 2003''. Göteborg, Sweden: Hasselblad Center; Göttingen:

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, 2003. . With a foreword by Gunilla Knape, an essay by

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, "The 1960s in Bamako: Malick Sidibé and James Brown", and a transcript of an interview with Sidibé by André Magnin. Published on the occasion of the exhibition ''Malick Sidibé: 2003 Hasselblad Award Winner'' held at the Hasselblad Center, Göteborg, Sweden, 2003. *''Malick Sidibé: Chemises.'' Göttingen: Steidl, 2007. . Catalog of an exhibition presented at

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and at Musée Nicệphore Niépce, Chalon-sur-Saône. *''Malick Sidibe.'' Wilsele, Belgium: Exhibitions International, 2008. By Foundation Zinsou. . *''Bagadadji.'' Saint-Brieuc, France: GwinZegal, 2008. . With an essay by Florian Ebner, "La scène de Bagadadji". Portraits of the inhabitants of Bagadadji, Bamako, taken between 1964 and 1976. ** English-language version. ** French-language version. ** German-language version. *''Perception.'' Saint-Brieuc, France: GwinZegal, 2008. . In French. Studio portraits made in Brittany, France, over the course of three weeks in July 2006. *''Malick Sidibé: La Vie en Rose.'' Milan: Silvana, 2010. Edited and with text by Laura Incardona and Laura Serani. . *''Malick Sidibé: The Portrait of Mali (Sinetica Landscape).'' Milan: Skira, 2011. Edited By Laura Incardona, Laura Serani, and Sabrina Zannier. . Text in English, French and Italian. *''Malick Sidibé: Au village.'' Montreuil, France: Éditions de L'Œil, 2011. . Text by Brigitte Ollier. Studio portraits taken in Sidibé's native village of Soloba over the course of 50 years. In French. *''Malick Sidibé.'' :fr:Photo Poche No. 145. Arles, France: :fr:Actes Sud, 2013. . With an introduction by Laura Serani.

Publications with contributions by Sidibé

*''Photographes de Bamako: de 1935 à nos jours.'' Collection Soleil. Paris: Revue Noire, 1989. . Photographs by Sidibé, Mountaga Dembélé,

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, Félix Diallo, Sakaly, AMAP,

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, Emmanuel Daou, Abdourahmane Sakaly, and others. With a text by Érika Nimis. In French and English. *''In/sight: African Photographers, 1940 to the Present.'' New York:

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, 1996. . With an introduction by Clare Bell and essays by

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. Photographs by Sidibé, Cornélius Yao Azaglo Augustt, Oladélé Ajiboyé Bamgboyé,

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. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, May–September, 1996. *''Clubs of Bamako: 9 March-16 April 2000.'' Houston, TX: Rice University Art Gallery, 2000. . Photographs by Sidibé, Emile Guebehi, Koffi Kouakou, and Coulibaly Siaka Paul. Catalogue of an exhibition. *''You Look Beautiful Like That: The Portrait – Photographs of Seydou Keita and Malick Sidibe.'' New Haven, CT:

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, 2001. . Edited by Michelle Lamuniere. *''Samuel Fosso, Seydou Keïta, Malick Sidibé: Portraits of Pride: West African Portrait Photography.'' Katalog / Moderna Museet 318. Stockholm:

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; Raster-Förl, 2002. . Photographs by Sibidé, Samuel Fosso, and Seydou Keïta. Catalogue of an exhibition held at Moderna Museet, Stockholm, September–October 2002; Norskt Fotomuseum, March–April 2003. In Swedish and English. *''African Art Now: Masterpieces From the Jean Pigozzi Collection.'' London; New York: Merrell, 2005. . By André Magnin, Alison de Lima Greene, Alvia J. Wardlaw, and

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. Paintings, photographs, sculpture and installation art by 33 artists. Catalogue of an exhibition of work from The Contemporary African Art Collection held at

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. *''The Poetics of Cloth: African Textiles, Recent Art.'' New York:

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, New York University, 2008. . Edited by Lynn Gumpert. With essays by Kofi Anyidoho, Lynn Gumpert, and John Picton, and contributions by Jennifer S. Brown, Lydie Diakhaté, Janet Goldner, Lynn Gumpert, John Picton, and Doran H. Ross. Reproductions of paintings, sculptures, videos and photographs by Sidibé, El Anatsui, Samuel Cophis, Viye Diba, Sokari Douglas Camp, Groupe Bogolan Kasobane, Abdoulaye Konate, Rachid Koraichi,

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, Grace Ndiritu, Nike Okundaye, Owusu-Ankomah, Yinka Shonibare, Nontsikelelo "Lolo" Veleko, Rikki Wemega-Kwawu, and Sue Williamson. "Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at Grey Art Gallery, Sept. 16-Dec. 6, 2008." *''Events of the Self: Portraiture and Social Identity: Contemporary African Photography from the Walther Collection.'' Burlafingen, Germany:

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. In English with German translation. Published to accompany an exhibition in Burlafingen, Germany, June 2010. *''Everything was Moving: Photography from the 60s and 70s.'' London:

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, Bruce Davidson,

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Sigmar Polke Sigmar Polke (13 February 1941 – 10 June 2010) was a German painter and photographer. Polke experimented with a wide range of styles, subject matters and materials. In the 1970s, he concentrated on photography, returning to paint in the 1980s ...

, Boris Mikhailov, Shomei Tomatsu,

Larry Burrows Henry Frank Leslie Burrows (29 May 1926 – 10 February 1971), known as Larry Burrows, was an English photojournalist. He spent 9 years covering the Vietnam War. Early career Burrows began his career in the art department of the Daily Express ...

, Li Zhensheng, and Raghubir Singh. Published on the occasion of the exhibition ''Everything was Moving: Photography from the 60s and 70s,'' curated by Kate Bush, September 2012–January 2013 at Barbican Art Gallery, Barbican Centre, London. *''Malian Portrait Photography''. New Platz, New York:

Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art The State University of New York at New Paltz (SUNY New Paltz or New Paltz) is a public university in New Paltz, New York. It traces its origins to the New Paltz Classical School, a secondary institution founded in 1828 and reorganized as an a ...

, 2013. . Photographs by Sidibé and Seydou Keïta, El Hadj Hamidou Maïga, Abdourahmane Sakaly, and El Hadj Tijani Àdìgún Sitou. With text by Daniel Leers. "Published on the occasion of the exhibition Malian Portrait Photography on display from January 23–April 14, 2013, in the North Gallery of the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz." *''Afriphoto II.'' Collection Afriphoto, Vols 5–8. Trézélan: Filigranes, 2005. . Vol. 5 is by Sidibé, vol. 6 is by Bill Akwa Bétotè, vol. 7 is by Omar D, and vol. 8 is by Fouad Hamza Tibin and Mohamed Yahia Issa. Edited by Corinne Julien. With texts by Guy Hersant, Jacques Matinet, and Claude Iverné. In French.

Publications about Sidibé

*''Retrats de l'Anima: Fotografia Africana.'' Barcelona:

La Caixa La Caixa, also known as the "La Caixa" Foundation ( es, Fundación ”la Caixa”), is a not-for-profit banking foundation based in Catalonia. Originally a savings bank (''caja''), it reorganized in the 2000s and 2010s: Its commercial assets are ...

Foundation, 1997. . By Sélim Benattiam, Cristina de Borbón, and Rosa Casamada. In Catalan and English. An exhibition catalogue. With a contribution by Mounira Khemir, "De una Punta a otra de Africa. Impresionas Fotograficas". *''The 1960s in Bamako: Malick Sidibé and James Brown''. Paper Series on the Arts, Culture, and Society, Paper No. 11. By Manthia Diawara. New York:

Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Andy Warhol (; born Andrew Warhola Jr.; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American visual artist, film director, and producer who was a leading figure in the Art movement, visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore th ...

, 2001. . About Sidibé and

James Brown James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th century music, he is often referred to by the honor ...

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*''Black Renaissance/Renaissance Noire, Vol. 4, No. 2/3.'' New York:

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, the ...

, 2002. Included an essay by Manthia Diawara, ''The 1960s in Bamako: Malick Sidibé and James Brown''. *''Black Cultural Traffic: Crossroads in Global Performance and Popular Culture.'' Ann Arbor:

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

, 2005. Edited by Harry J. Elam, Jr., and Kennell Jackson Jr. . Includes a chapter by Manthia Diawara, "The 1960s in Bamako: Malick Sidibé and James Brown."

Awards

*2003:

for photography *2007: Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement,

*2008: Infinity Award for Lifetime Achievement,

(ICP), New York *2010:

award – first prize singles, Arts and Entertainment

Collections

Sidibé's work is held in the following public collections: *

The Art Institute of Chicago The Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago's Grant Park, founded in 1879, is one of the oldest and largest art museums in the world. Recognized for its curatorial efforts and popularity among visitors, the museum hosts approximately 1.5 mill ...

, Chicago, Illinois * The Contemporary African Art Collection (CAAC) of Jean Pigozzi, Geneva *

, Los Angeles, CA *

, New York *

Metropolitan Museum of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the Americas. Its permanent collection contains over two million works, divided among 17 curatorial departments. The main building at 1000 ...

, New York *

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) is a modern and contemporary art museum located in San Francisco, California. A nonprofit organization, SFMOMA holds an internationally recognized collection of modern and contemporary art, and was ...

, San Francisco *

Baltimore Museum of Art The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, is an art museum that was founded in 1914. The BMA's collection of 95,000 objects encompasses more than 1,000 works by Henri Matisse anchored by the Cone Collection of ...

, Baltimore, MD *

Birmingham Museum of Art The Birmingham Museum of Art is a museum in Birmingham, Alabama. It has one of the most extensive collections of artwork in the Southeastern United States, with more than 24,000 paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, and decorative arts repres ...

, Birmingham, AL *

Studio Museum in Harlem The Studio Museum in Harlem is an American art museum devoted to the work of artists of African descent. The museum's galleries are currently closed in preparation for a building project that will replace the current building, located at 144 W ...

(New York) *

High Museum of Art The High Museum of Art (colloquially the High) is the largest museum for visual art in the Southeastern United States. Located in Atlanta, Georgia (on Peachtree Street in Midtown, the city's arts district), the High is 312,000 square feet (28, ...

, Atlanta, GA *

, New York *

, Stockholm *The

, Houston, Texas

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

* 1995: ''Malick Sidibé: Bamako 1962–1976,''

Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain The Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain, known simply as the Fondation Cartier, is a contemporary art museum located at 261 boulevard Raspail in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, 14th arrondissement of the France, French capital, Paris. H ...

, Paris * 1999:

Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago The Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Chicago is a contemporary art museum near Water Tower Place in downtown Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The museum, which was established in 1967, is one of the world's largest contemporary ...

, IL * 1999: ''Malick Sidibé. Photographie'', Dany Keller Galerie, Munich * 1999: ''Cool Cats and Twist Club'',

Australian Centre for Photography The Australian Centre for Photography (ACP) is a not-for-profit photography gallery in Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia that was established in 1973. ACP also provides part-time courses and community programs. It is one of the longest running con ...

, Sydney, Australia * 2000:

Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics *Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (group theory) ** Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentricity ...

, Geneva, Switzerland * 2001:

Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna The ("national gallery of modern and contemporary art"), also known as La Galleria Nazionale, is an art gallery in Rome, Italy. It was founded in 1883 on the initiative of the then Minister Guido Baccelli and is dedicated to modern and contempora ...

, Rome, Italy * 2001:

Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (; Municipal Museum Amsterdam), colloquially known as the Stedelijk, is a museum for modern art, contemporary art, and design located in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

, Netherlands * 2002: HackelBury Fine Art Limited, London * 2003: Hasselblad Center,

Gothenburg Museum of Art Gothenburg Museum of Art ( sv, Göteborgs konstmuseum) is located at Götaplatsen in Gothenburg, Sweden. It claims to be the third largest art museum in Sweden by size of its collection. Collections The museum holds the world's finest collect ...

, Gothenburg, Sweden * 2004: CAV Coimbra Visual Arts Centre, Coimbra, Portugal * 2004: Museet for Fotokunst, Brandts Klaedefabrik, Odense, Denmark * 2005: ''Photographs: 1960–2004'',

Jack Shainman Gallery Jack Shainman Gallery is a contemporary art gallery in New York City. The gallery was founded by Jack Shainman and Claude Simard (19562014) in 1984 in Washington, D.C. The gallery has a focus on artists from Africa, East Asia, and North America. ...

, New York, USA * 2007: ''Malick Sidibé. C'est Pas Ma Faute'', Musee des arts derniers, Paris * 2007: ''Malick Sidibé. Los Sabena Club'', Fifty One Fine Art Photography, Antwerp, Belgium * 2008: ''Malick Sidibé. Chemises'',

, Amsterdam, Netherlands * 2009: ''Malick Sidibé. Bamako Nights'', Musée Nicéphore Niépce, Chalon sur Saône, France * 2010: "Studio Malick", Tristan Hoare, London * 2011: ''Malick Sidibé. The Eye of Bamako'', M+B Gallery, Los Angeles, CA * 2015: ''Studio Malick. Gares de Bretagne et Montparnasse'', Frac Bretagne, Conseil régional and SNCF * 2014: ''Malick Sidibé'',

, New York, USA * 2016: ''It's Too Funky In Here! By Malick Sidibé'', FIFTY ONE TOO, Antwerp, Belgium * 2017: ''Malick Sidibé. The Eye of Modern Mali,''

Somerset House Somerset House is a large Neoclassical complex situated on the south side of the Strand in central London, overlooking the River Thames, just east of Waterloo Bridge. The Georgian era quadrangle was built on the site of a Tudor palace ("O ...

, London His first solo exhibition in the UK.

Group exhibitions and festivals

* 1995: ''Seydou Keita & Malick Sidibe: Photographs From Mali'',

Fruitmarket Gallery The Fruitmarket Gallery is a contemporary art gallery in Edinburgh, Scotland. Since its opening in 1974, the gallery has become part of the Scottish contemporary art scene. After a period of closure to undergo a significant renovation, the ga ...

, Edinburgh, Scotland * 1996: ''Double vie, Double vue'',

Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain The Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain, known simply as the Fondation Cartier, is a contemporary art museum located at 261 boulevard Raspail in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, 14th arrondissement of the France, French capital, Paris. H ...

, Paris, France * 1996: ''By Night'',

, Paris, France * 1999: 6th International İstanbul Biennial 1999, International Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul, Turkey * 2000: ''Africa: Past-Present'', Fifty One Fine Art Photography, Antwerp * 2001–2003: ''You look beautiful like that: The Portrait of Photographs of Seydou Keïta and Malick Sidibé,''

Fogg Museum The Harvard Art Museums are part of Harvard University and comprise three museums: the Fogg Museum (established in 1895), the Busch-Reisinger Museum (established in 1903), and the Arthur M. Sackler Museum (established in 1985), and four research ...

Harvard Art Museums The Harvard Art Museums are part of Harvard University and comprise three museums: the Fogg Museum (established in 1895), the Busch-Reisinger Museum (established in 1903), and the Arthur M. Sackler Museum (established in 1985), and four research ...

, Cambridge, MA; UCLA Hammer Museum, University of California, Los Angeles, USA; Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach FL; National Portrait Gallery, London; Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA * 2004: ''Photography: Inaugural Installation'',

(MoMA), New York, USA * 2004: ''Seeds and Roots'',

The Studio Museum in Harlem The Studio Museum in Harlem is an American art museum devoted to the work of artists of African descent. The museum's galleries are currently closed in preparation for a building project that will replace the current building, located at 144 W ...

, New York, USA * 2005: ''African Art Now - Masterpieces from the Jean Pigozzi Collection'',

National Museum of African Art The National Museum of African Art is the Smithsonian Institution's African art museum, located on the National Mall of the United States capital. Its collections include 9,000 works of traditional and contemporary African art from both Sub-S ...

, Washington, USA * 2007: ''Why Africa? The work of 13 photographers including Sidibé, Frédéric Bruly Bouabré, Bodys Isek Kingelez, Chéri Samba, Makonde Lilanga, and Keita Seydou'', Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli, Turin, Italy. * 2009: ''Masters of Photography'', Fifty One Fine Art Photography, Antwerp, Belgium * 2009: ''Some Tribes'',

Christophe Guye Galerie Christophe may refer to: People * Christophe (given name), list of people with this name * Christophe (singer) (1945–2020), French singer * Cristophe (hairstylist) (born 1958), Belgian hairstylist * Georges Colomb (1856–1945), French comic str ...

, Zurich, Switzerland * 2010: ''Posing Beauty in African American Culture'', Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, USA * 2010: ''Un Rêve Utile: Photographie Africaine 1960–2010'', BOZAR –

Palais des Beaux-Arts The Centre for Fine Arts (french: Palais des Beaux-Arts, nl, Paleis voor Schone Kunsten) is a multi-purpose cultural venue in Brussels, Belgium. It is often referred to as BOZAR (a homophone of ''Beaux-arts'') in French or PSK in Dutch. The b ...

, Brussels *2010: ''Represent: Imaging African American Culture In Contemporary Art'', Hagedorn Foundation Gallery, Atlanta, USA * 2010: ''African Stories,'' Marrakech Art Fair, Marrakech * 2011:

Paris Photo Paris Photo is an annual international art fair dedicated to photography. It was founded in 1997, and is held in November at the Grand Palais exhibition hall and museum complex, located at the Champs-Élysées in the 8th arrondissement in Par ...

, Grand Palais,

* 2012: ''Afrika, hin und zurück'',

Museum Folkwang Museum Folkwang is a major collection of 19th- and 20th-century art in Essen, Germany. The museum was established in 1922 by merging the Essener Kunstmuseum, which was founded in 1906, and the private Folkwang Museum of the collector and patr ...

, Essen * 2012: ''Gaze – The Changing Face of Portrait Photography'',

Istanbul Modern ) , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 34000 to 34990 , area_code = +90 212 (European side) +90 216 (Asian side) , registration_plate = 34 , blank_name_sec2 = GeoTLD , blank_i ...

, Istanbul, Turkey * 2012: ''Everything Was Moving: Photography from the 60s and 70s'',

Barbican Centre The Barbican Centre is a performing arts centre in the Barbican Estate of the City of London and the largest of its kind in Europe. The centre hosts classical and contemporary music concerts, theatre performances, film screenings and art exhi ...

, * 2014: ''Back to Front'', Mariane Ibrahim Gallery, Seattle, USA * 2014: Ici l'Afrique, Château de Penthes, Pregny-Chambésy, France * 2015: ''The Pistil's waitz'', Gallery Fifty One, Antwerp, Belgium * 2015: ''Making Africa. Un Continente De Diseño Contemporáneo'',

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a museum of modern and contemporary art designed by Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry, and located in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain. The museum was inaugurated on 18 October 1997 by King Juan Carlos I of Spai ...

, Bilbao, Spain * 2016: ''VIVRE !!'',

Cité nationale de l'histoire de l'immigration The Cité nationale de l'histoire de l'immigration is a museum of immigration history located in the 12th arrondissement of Paris at 293, avenue Daumesnil. The nearest métro station is Porte Dorée. It is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. t ...

, Paris, France * 2016: ''Regarding Africa: Contemporary Art and Afro-Futurism'',

Tel Aviv Museum of Art Tel Aviv Museum of Art ( he, מוזיאון תל אביב לאמנות ''Muzeon Tel Aviv Leomanut'') is an art museum in Tel Aviv, Israel. The museum is dedicated to the preservation and display of modern and contemporary art from Israel and aroun ...

, Tel Aviv, Israel * 2017: ''Back Stories'', Mariane Ibrahim Gallery, Seattle, USA * 2017: ''Il Cacciatore Bianco / The White Hunter'', FM Centro per l'Arte Contemporanea, Milan, Italy * 2017: ''Rhona Hoffman. 40 Years: Part 3. Political'', Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago, USA *2020: ''Through an African Lens: Sub-Saharan Photography from the Museum's Collections'', The

, Houston, Texas

Film and television appearances

*''Malick Sidibé: portrait of the artist as a portraitist'' (2006). . Directed by Susan Vogel for the National Museum of Mali / Prince Street Pictures. Produced by Vogel, Samuel Sidbe, and Catherine de Clippel. Interview with Sidibé by Jean-Paul Colleyn. In French with English subtitles. *''

'' (2008,

). 62 mins. Directed by

Cosima Spender Cosima Spender (born in Italy) is an Anglo-Italian film director, producer and writer who has worked in varying capacities on ''Dolce Vita Africana'' (2008 director and producer), ''Without Gorky'' (2011 director and writer) and ''Palio'' (2015 w ...

. Produced by Natasha Dack, Nikki Parrott, and Spender. A documentary about Sidibé, and about Malian history as told through people he photographed. In Bamanankan and French. The film was shown as part of

BBC4 BBC Four is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was launched on 2 March 2002

's '' Storyville'' series in March 2008. *''Malick Sidibé, le Partage'' (2013, P.O.M. Films; Éditions de L'Œil, ADAV). 52 mins. DVD and brochure. Film by Thomas Glaser, text by Gaël Teicher. . The film is in French with French and English subtitles, and the text is in French.

Notes

References

External links

"Malick Sidibé"
by Douglas Sloan (6-min. video)
Artnet, s.v. "Malick Sidibe"

Clewing, Ulrich. "Malick Sidibé: Pictures full of music"

Contemporary African Art Collection, Geneva
* Sidibé a
Jack Shainman Gallery
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